Cigar-rolling table and wrapper-cutter.



No. 786,979. I PATENTED APR. 11, 1905.

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' B. LIBE'RMAN d: L GROSS, EXBOUTORS.

'GIGAR ROLLING TABLE AND WRAPPER CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25, 1901 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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- A TTOHNEY UNITED STATES Patented April 11, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

ISADORE LIBERMAN. OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; BERNARD LIBERMAN AND LEON GROSS EXEOUTORS OF SAID ISADORE LIBER- MAN, DECEASED.

CIGAR-ROLLING TABLE AND WRAPPER-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 786,979, dated April 11, 1905. Application filed February 25,1901. Serial No. 48,669.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ISADORE LIBERMAN, a citizen of the United States,'residing at Phil-5 adelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Cigar-Rolling Table and Wrapper- Cutter, of which the following is a specification. I

My invention relates to improvements in a cigar-rolling table and wrapper-cutter, my object being to afford improved means for supporting the leaf during the operation of cutting and then presenting a smooth surrounding surface flush with the surface supporting the wrapper for rolling the cigar, means for operating the rollers, and improved means for supporting, adjusting, and operating the knife; and myinvention also comprises other improvements in details of construction.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view ofmy device with the roller member moved away from the knife. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the knife and exhaust-box and neighboring parts on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on line 4 4 of Fig. 1 with the roller moved into the operative or cutting position. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of the cutting-rollers, and Fig. 6 is a vertical section on line 6 6 of Fig. .5.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to Fig. 1, 1 represents the rollersupporting arm, carrying rollers 2 and 3, adapted to cooperate with the endless knife 4 to cut the'wrapper. The swing of the roller arm in either direction is limited by the engagement of the shoulders 6 with the post or abutment 7. The rollers 2 and 3 are loosely journaled on the shaft 8, so as to allow room for considerable independent play of said rollers, said shaft being fixed in the yoke 9. Passing through the shaft 8 are the vertically-disposed reci rocating springcontrolled rods 10, provi ed at their lower ends with antifriction-wheels 11, adapted to engage with the inner periphery of the rollerdrums ,the springs 12 operating between the shaft 8 and the shoulder of the antifrictionwheel yoke. These rods communicate a yielding pressure to the rollers, enabling them to reciprocate or shift their respective positions each independently of the other as they pass over the cutting-knife. The pins 13 passing through slots in the reciprocating rods are to-prevent the rods from turning in the shaft, thus maintaining the proper direction of the antifric'tion-wheels. The rollersupporting yoke 9 is secured to the pivoted rotatable arm 1 by the cooperating nuts 14 and 15, 16 and 17, as shown in Fig. 4, which arrangement permits of an accurate adjustment of the roller-supporting yoke, and conse uently of the rollers.

s shown in Fig. 2, the knife 4 is beveled interiorly, while its outer periphery is straightthat is, vertical from base to cutting edge. This permits of a close fit between the knife and surrounding table 5 without interfering with the ones vertical movement with respect to the'other and avoids the necessity for using a split or two-section plate or table surrounding the knife, as is now the practice. The platen 28 has a cooperating bevel with suflicient play between it and the bevel of the knife to permit of a slight depression of the platen for the cutting op eration. An important advantage of this construction is that when the cooperating bevels of knife and platen are pressed together in the cutting operation the suction of air between the knife and the platen is prevented. In thecase of an eXteriorly-beveled knife with the inner side vertical the platen must fit loosely enough within the knife to be readily movable therein, with the result that air-suction between the edge of the platen and the knife continues during the cutting operation and whilethe platen is depressed below the knife-edge, tending to draw the edges of the cut wrapper between the platen and the knife, which fre uently causes the platen to stick below the :nife-edge and also frequently results in a portion of the wrapper becoming caught between the platen and the knife, so that the same is torn in the rolling operation. It can readily be seen that when the bevel of the platen of my device is pressed against the bevel of the knife in the cutting operation a tight seal is maintained therebetween, effectually preventing the edges of the wrapper being drawn between them, and also it must be seen that the platen will be free to rise when the pressure is removed without danger of sticking. This I consider a distinct improvement in the art. After the cutting operation the knife is depressed so that its edge will be exactly flush with the top of table 5, and the platen 28 will rise to the full limit of its upward movement in response to the actuation of springs29, so as to have its top surface exactly flush with the top surface of table 5, presenting a clear unbroken surface for wrapping the cigar from the position in which the wrapper is cut.

The knife 4 is-supported upon the exhaustbox 18. This box is vertically movable, having shoulders 30 working in vertical slots 31 in the framework of the table. This exhaustbox is connected by suitable means, preferably a flexible pipe, with any suitable air-exhaust means. This box and the knife carried thereby are moved upwardly by the pedal-actuated cams 19, provided with antifriction-wheels 21, carried on the rod 20, which is ournaled in suitable bearings 32 in the lower part of the framework of the table. When the pedal 33 is operated to cause the cams to move in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 4, the box 18 is raised to cause the knife to project above the surface of the table. After the cams 19 have raised the box to the highest position that they are capable of raising it the cams pass the vertical line and come in contact with the stops 22, (only one being shown in Fig. 4,) thus locking the box and the cams in said position, the cams having slightly passed the dead-center, and are only released by the operation of the pedal. The screw 23, provided with the lock-nut 24, forms an adjustable stop for the cams in the lower position, by the proper adjustment of which the cutting edge of the knife may be maintained normally exactly flush with the top of the table. Springs 25, operating between the movable exhaust-box and the stationary casing, serve to insure and accelerate the return downward of the exhaust-box and the cutting-knife to its inoperative position. The screws 26, movable through the top 27 of the exhaust-box and adjustably secured to the perforated platen 28, surrounded by springs 29, operating between the platen 28 and top 27 of the exhaust-box, form adjustable resilient means for maintaining in proper normal position said perforated platen 28.

What I claim is 1. In a cigar-machine, the combination of an interiorly-beveled die, a cooperating platen surrounded thereby being so proportioned as to have a slight vertical movement within the beveled or cut-away portion of the die and means for normally maintaining the platen flush with the die.

2. In a cigar-machine, the combination of an interiorly-beveled die, a cooperating platen surrounded thereby being so proportioned as to permit of slight vertical movement in the cut-out or beveled portion of the die and a table surrounding the die but permitting independent vertical movement therebetween and means for normally maintaining the platen, die and table flush.

3. In a cigar-machine, the combination of an interiorly-beveled die having a vertical outer circumference from base to cutting edge, a beveled platen surrounded by the die and a table surrounding the (lie and means for independent vertical movement between the table, die and platen.

4. In a cigar-machine, the combination of an interiorly-beveled die having an exterior vertical extension from base to cutting edge, a loosely-fitting beveled platen surrouinled by the die, a table surrounding the die and closely fitting the same and means for causing the vertical movement between the table and the die.

5. In a cigar-machine, the combination of an interiorly-beveled die having a vertical outer periphery, a platen surroumled thereby having a cooperating bevel with sullicient play between it and the bevel of the die to permit a slight depression of the platen with respect to said die, and resilient means for normally maintaining the surface of the platen flush with the cutting edge of the die.

6. In a cigar-machine, the combination of aninteriorly-beveled die, a platen sur rounded thereby so proportioned that the periphery of its upper surface shall extend in a horizontal plane beyond the inner periphery of the die so that said platen shall have a vertical movement in the die limited by the cut-away or beveled portion.

7. I11 a cigar-machine, the combination of an interiorly-beveled die, a beveled platen surrounded thereby so proportioned that the periphery of its upper surface. shall extend in a horizontal plane beyond the inner periphery of the die so that said platen shall have a vertical movement in the die below the cutting edge thereof which shall be limited in its downward movement by the engagement of the cooperating beveled edges of said die and platen.

ISADORE LIBERMAN.

Witnesses:

JoHN THIEL, MAE HOFFMANN. 

